Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-10
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CITY AND VICINITY BRIEFS.

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NJ. p. Rindlaub last Saturday evening.
c. B. Eastman has retired from the
flour and feed business. He is succeeded
by JAS, Flanagan at the same stand.
Geo. Briggs has moved his harness
shop into the brick building opposite
the blacksmith shop of Wannemaker &
Pascoe. where he has shop and store
room nicely arranged. The room
vacated by him is now occupied by
John Helmer as a grocery store.
Rev. Mr.. Meade, Of the Wisconsin Con-
ference Of the Methodist church, general
agent of the American Bible Society,
was in the city over Sunday and preached
a very fine sermon in the Methodist
church Sunday evening.
No trains from Galena Monday and
Tuesday.
Eden B. E. Wheeler went to Fenni.
more Friday.
Charlie Wells went to his home in
Arthur last Tuesday to attend the
burial of his sister, Mrs. l. Wilcox.
MIR. VIM. Richards passed through
this city and stopped over Sunday, on
his way to Cuba City where he goes to
engage in the hardware business in
company with MIR. F. N. Palmer.
Mrs. +. Palmer. who has been spend
ing a week or two in the city visiting
relatives and friends, left for her new
home at Cuba City last Thursday.
The friends of Emma Stephens regre,
her departure for Sacramento, Cal,
where she has gone to reside.
Miss Minnie Beckwith left last week
for Ceder Falls. Ia, to visit with the
family of Mr.. Chas. Towsley.
Fred Roberts left Monday morning
for Butte City, OAK, TO visit his father
Geo. Kirkpatrick, of Rewey, is visit
ing In the city.
Frank b. Churchill, who has been
spending week at his home in Craw-
ford county, returned to the city Tues
day evening.
A sociable was held at Georgetown
last evening.
A new hardware store is soon to be
started by James Fawcet in the room
recently vacated by John Robertson.
This will give Platteville five hardware
stores one thing at least for which it
will be noted.
The branch store of John Fiddick. of
Galena, which has occupied the room
one door west of Sickle's cigar store
for the past three months, is soon TO
take its departure for Galena.
The Athaneum Society. of the N formal,
gave an entertainment consisting of
music, Rotations, ETC., last Friday
evening. The Philadelphian Society
attended in body.
j. V. Garner gives a first class lunch
for Is cents. He also keeps all kinds
of groceries, canned fruit. etc. When
you are in Platteville do not fail to call
on him for anything you wish in his
line.
Mr.. Henry Wenkie, of Lima. met
with the misfortune of cutting off two
of his toes white chopping one day last
week
An old lady by the name of Wenkie
died at the home of her son Henry
Wenkie, of Lima. last Friday. She was
over 40 years old, She has been an
invalid for some time.
VIM. Bishop had the misfortune to
lose n very valuable stallion last Mon
day morning. The horse was valued
in the neighborhood of thousand dol
lars.
r. Medley, of Lima, came to Platte
vile last Saturday. While here his
horse was taken sick and died that
evening.
Died-In Platteville, Feb, 4, 1887,
Mr.. Huron Thomas after quite long
illness. Mr.. Thomas was born in Mel
son, Madison Co. N. T., in the year 1881.
He immigratsd to Platteville in the
year 1851, and was married to Miss
Eunice f. Gorham in the year 1858. He
enlisted on the 18th day of August, 1862
in Company f. 18th Reg. Wis. Vols.
and served until the close of the war.
He was with Sherman on his march to
the sea and participated in the battles
which took place during that famous
He learned the carriage
makers trade and followed that vocation
a few years after coming to Wisconsin,
but has since the war followed that of
the carpenter trade. He leaves a wife
and four children. He was a very
highly respected citizen, and at the time
Of his death was member of the City
Council. He was a member of the /.
o. 0. F.. the Fire Department and the
G.. A. r. Post, which orders turned out
in bodies to escort the remains to their
last resting place. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. H. w. Carter
in the Methodist church Sunday after
noon.